Etsy sellers began experiencing problems with Intagram, Facebook, and Wanelo on Thursday, highlighting the impact of glitches on sellers’ businesses as well as the love-hate relationship between marketplaces and social networking sites. Sellers who were blocked from the sites discussed Read more
Etsy has begun letting buyers upload photographs of their purchases alongside a five-star review when using the Etsy app for iOS and Android devices. When buyers upload a photo of their purchase, it will appear everywhere the review does on Read more
Sellers who set up shops on Etsy to sell vintage goods took umbrage when the marketplace excluded vintage goods from its Mother’s Day promotion. Some who expressed their displeasure on the Etsy discussion boards say the company suspended them. Etsy Read more
Etsy is inviting its wholesale sellers to an open call where they can pitch their talents for a chance to meet with boutique and retail buyers in person. Etsy artisans and designers won’t sing and dance or read for a Read more
Google has once again been exploited by scammers using doorway pages to drive shoppers to their websites. A website with the country code for Peru has scraped Etsy listings in order to get exposure in Google search results, and it’s Read more
Etsy has revamped its Seller Handbook, a resource for the 1.4 million users who actively sell on the site. The handbook offers content designed to educate and inspire sellers, and Nadine Heintz, Group Manager of Seller Communications, told EcommerceBytes the Read more
Shoppers using Etsy’s mobile app will soon see a new section at the bottom of a seller’s listing called “Similar Items on Etsy.” The new section appears below the “Similar Items” section that links to the seller’s other listings, but Read more
As Etsy preps for its Initial Public Offering, it’s also seeking to attract more experienced executives and board members. Contained in Etsy’s filing to go public is information about executive compensation – including golden parachutes – which may be of Read more
Etsy sellers who are tired of refunding buyers for shipping overages or not recouping their entire shipping costs are a step closer to getting relief. Etsy launched a beta version of calculated shipping, and all sellers can test the new Read more
Now that Etsy has revamped its listing infrastructure, it’s able to offer new functionality, and one that sellers appear to be welcoming is auto-renew. “You’ve told us that manually renewing listings after the four-month listing period ends is time consuming. Read more
